Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cbmvax!cbmehq!cbmger!peterk From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: New computer? Message-ID: <509@cbmger.UUCP> Date: 15 Oct 90 09:19:45 GMT References: <3516@mindlink.UUCP> Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany Lines: 21 In article <3516@mindlink.UUCP> a976@mindlink.UUCP (Ron Tarrant) writes: >> @ricevm1.rice.edu writes: >> >> I have a peer that has been telling me about a new system to be coming >> out soon that runs OS/9. It has/or is going to have a windowing type inter- >> [ ... ] >> monitor among other things. It is supposedly running a 68070. I have > >I would say that your friend is either a total loony or is pulling your leg. >Firstly, unless that is a typo, there is no such beastie as a 68070. We had this already: There IS a 68070, it's a 68010 derivative with some I/O packed into, made by Philips. And Philips is also the company announcing CD-I. So I believe the posting of the other guy (sorry, forgot the name) who guessed, this project would be CD-I. And this appears to be real. When it comes we must take a severe look at it considering our CDTV. -- Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel // E-Mail to \\ Only my personal opinions... Commodore Frankfurt, Germany \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk